- Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO)

- Experience with backups, restores and recovery models

- Experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server

- Should be able to support Azure PAAS databases like Azure SQL, Managed instance, Postgre SQL, Oracle cloud.

- Migration of SQL data from MS SQL server to Azure SQL using Data migration tool

- Should be able to troubleshoot database connection issues regarding Server firewall, proxy and other networking issues

- Experience in Scripting using sql cmd and PowerShell

- Automation of sql server activities and alerts configuration.

- Good experience in always on (Fail over) and cluster failover.

- Good understanding of azure networking

- Configure and maintaining of SQL DB pools

- Check for software updates (Patches)/vulnerabilities reported by Security team and apply Patches as necessary

- Backup and restore

- Monitoring SQL server resources with help of perfmon, task manager and DMVs

- Performance tuning and resolving system performance issues

- Code Deployments

- DB refresh /Disk Cloning activites

- SQL jobs Scheduling